Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-17
Ghiucse Letters.

Ali Wi, mandarin of the second rank,
sent to the western world by the En-
peror OF China, Son of Heaven, to re-
port on western culture and civilization,
and select an American wife worthy OF
the heavenly bridegroom, visits Rich
mond, Va, on this mission in disguise
as laundryman, ard writes home a
series of reports, from which we make
the following extracts in English;
"Americans love money. On this TACT
/ ground my hope of buying woman
perfect and suitable to the majesty OF
my country. The most lovely beings
on earth are the American women, all
of whom viii listen TO proposals OF
titles, rank, and power. An advertise
ment for an Empress in the Pekin Ga
zette would be copied in the American
papers and bring proposals requiring
many clerks and interpreters to
read. A better way / have adopt
ed. | shall select first and pro
pose to the superlative woman royal
dowry and heavenly honors. When L
find her / shall win her. Many ap-
proximate the standard of perfection,
bat fail in one or more points.
First. There seems to be no perfect
| foot in America, owing to shoes.
Second. There are few natural waists,
because of corsets.
Third. Complexion is spoiled by hot
bread and coffee, while rice and tea are
despised.
Fourth. No beauty has been found
with sense enough to learn the Chinese
| primer.
Fifth. No perfect ear is found on
beauty. almost despair OF finding
seashell ears Of artistic shape.
Sixth. None will agree to be the
seventh wife. They must be first anc
last.
Seventh. They will wear barbara
clothes Of western patterns.
When / find the woman with periec
foot, natural waist, clear complexion
good Chinese listener, artistic ears, NJ
| prejudice to be one OF many wives,
hope to overcome the opposition Il
| Celestial clothes by loading the robes
with Jewels and the purse with millions
But the clothes have become par
Of the nature of these wonderful Whit
women of the West and when l re
member the displays made on their per
sons as well as in the shops, | secret,
applaud their thste and hope the future
Seventh Empress may change tn
fashion of my own country for the SAX
of the advancement of Chinese women
for, though Chinese nature is Christian
deformity, yet Christian deformlt'
makes such heavenly beings out o
women that l desire our nature t
change to western art.
| To accomplish this supreme purpos
have subsidized the following fashion
able houses of Richmond, Va, U. 3. A.
| TO open branch houses in Pekin to sup
plv our Seventh Empress and her Anne
rican courtiers with raiment to revolu
tionize the Celestial fashions.
The ten eunuchs who are to accom-
ranv our American Empress, with ran
as mandarins OF the third class, eac
with a retiuue of seventy seryltor,
must have the best Of the West
This will he furnished by 4. SAX
& Co., of Richmond. Va, q. 5. A, VII
ere chief clothieIs TO the President, tn
Grand Mogul of the United States, an
, to all the chief mandOrns in Washine
, ton. az well as to the most tasty peopl
in this country. These cosmopolita
merchants of boundless enterprise an
ambition will convince the 400, 600, Oh
l in the Flowery Kingdom that clotho
mske the man, and that future cand
dates Tor promotion to any prefermei
must wear western clothes furnished i
A. Sol,s & Co. When l put oil m
disguise Of laundrymsn and dress IN Oh
, | Of A. Saks & Co.'S royal suits hay
/ | 10 difficulty in winning the favor
any pretty woman, and am treat.t
q with distinguished consideration by II
most influential men.
The suit ordered for the Emperor
which he is to receive the SevenI
Empress, is a specimen of consumma
! ant. AID was forwarded on April iii
bv direct line to San Francisco, al
then by Pacific Mail steamer, from I'll
I noted Richmond house.